Spielberg’s new film defeated Sarah Polley’s Women Talking and Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery to win the festival’s biggest honor. By doing so, it established itself as a major Oscar contender since many of the previous recipients of the People’s Choice Award either won or received a nomination for the best picture.

Spielberg thanked festival director Cameron Bailey, staff, and the audience for welcoming his new film with open arms and making this past weekend one he’ll never forget.

“As I said on stage the other night, ‘Above all, I’m glad I brought this film to Toronto!’ This is the most personal film I’ve ever made, and the warm reception from everyone in Toronto made my first visit to TIFF so intimate and personal for me and my entire Fabelman family,” said Spielberg in a statement.

The Fabelmans is inspired by the director’s childhood, and it stars Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and Judd Hirsch. It will have a limited theatrical release on November 11, before expanding wide on November 23.

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The new film is only 4 minutes long and it’s about E.T’s return back to Earth and connecting with Elliot, who is now a full-grown adult with a wife and two kids who look quite similar to a young Elliot and Gertie (Drew Barrymore). The film, which resembles the original, also plugs Xfinity, “It’s called the Internet,” Elliott’s son says to E.T. “A lot’s changed since you were here,” Elliot says.

Two minutes of the film were shown on NBC’s Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Parade and it can be seen in promotional videos at movie theatres over the holiday weekend and a 30-second version was played during ads on NBC primetime and NFL games on CBS and Fox and they will run until January 5.

“The audience is going to get everything they want out of a sequel without the messy bits that could destroy the beauty of the original and the special place it has in people’s minds and hearts,” Thomas said.

The original E.T was a box office success, winning four Oscars and grossing over $359 million in the U.S and $304 million internationally.

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Quibi (Quite Bites) is a a mobile-based streaming service that is set to launch April 6th, 2020. According to creator Jeffrey Katzenberg, the platform was designed for viewers on the go featuring episodes 7 to 10 minutes long.

Spielberg’s After Dark, however, came with an additional request — that the horror series will only be viable after dark, literally. The acclaimed director requested to make it so that his content would only be available to stream when the sun’s down.

Spielberg’s After Dark will feature an in-app clock that will release a new episode for viewing each night.

“Steven Spielberg came in, and said, ‘I have a super scary story I want to do.’ He’s writing it himself. He hasn’t [written anything in a while] so getting him to write something is fantastic,” said Katzenberg. He added that Spielberg has already penned “five or six episodes of a 10 or 12 chapter story.”

Also on board different Quibi projects are Guillermo del Toro, Sam Raimi, Catherine Hardwick, Anna Kendrick, Doug Liman, Laurence Fishburne and Antoine Fuqua. 

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The Ready Player One director has been exceptionally vocal against the streaming network’s films being included in film awards ceremonies.

He believes that such features should be nominated for Emmys as opposed to Oscars, and plans to address the matter when the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences meets next month.

The Academy recognized Netflix last month when Roma won 3 Oscars, including Best Foreign Language Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Director.

Netflix has now released a Twitter statement in response to efforts to exclude its films being nominated.

“We love cinema. Here are some things we also love,” Netflix tweeted. “Access for people who can’t always afford, or live in towns without, theatres. Letting everyone, everywhere enjoy releases at the same time. Giving filmmakers more ways to share art. These things are not mutually exclusive.”

Whose side are you on?

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Forbes is gonna tell us.

It may not be the end of the fiscal year, but with 2018 drawing to a close, Forbes has revealed the Most Wealthy Celebrities of 2018.

Based on net worth earnings, private company stakes, publicly traded assets, art, and real estate assets, George Lucas claimed the top spot for the year. The creator of Star Wars took home $5.4 billion thanks to selling his company LucasFilm to Disney.

Another famous director followed, with $3.7 billion placing Steven Spielberg second.

Oprah Winfrey decided to invest in Weight Watchers this year, increasing her earnings to $2.8 billion. The business deal earned the mogul third place.

He may have retired from playing professional basketball years ago, but his sneakers and management of the Charlotte Hornets garnered Michael Jordan 4th place.

Fifth place saw a tie between Kylie Jenner and Jay Z. Despite the success of their respective cosmetics line and liquor brands, the pair did not reach the billion mark.

The 7th place belonged to magician David Copperfield who has a Vegas residency, and 8th to rapper Diddy who these days earns most of his wealth through clothing and alcohol.

Winning his first major golf tournament in 5 years saw Tiger Woods tie for 9th place with author James Patterson.

Forbes’ Top 10 Richest Celebrities in America:

1. George Lucas — $5.4 billion
2. Steven Spielberg — $3.7 billion
3. Oprah Winfrey — $2.8 billion
4. Michael Jordan — $1.7 billion
5. Kylie Jenner — $900 million
5. Jay Z — $900 million
7. David Copperfield — $875 million
8. Diddy — $825 million
9. Tiger Woods — $800 million
9. James Patterson — $800 million

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33 years after film audiences were introduced to Alice Walker’s novel, The Color Purple, history is scheduled to repeat itself.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning work about African-American women in the American South during the early 1900s was directed for the screen by Steven Spielberg and starred Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, and Whoopi Goldberg.

Since then, it has been adapted into a stage musical which has starred American Idol winner, Fantasia Barrino, and Dreamgirls actress, Jennifer Hudson, throughout its various runs.

Spielberg, Winfrey, and producer Quincy Jones are now reportedly adapting the musical version for the screen.

The stage production has won 3 Tony Awards while the film did not take home any of the 11 Academy Awards for which it was nominated.

Perhaps it will be second time lucky…

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The Girls creator has been tapped to write the story of a Syrian refugee who managed to survive while stranded at sea.

The film will be adapted from the non-fiction work by the chief spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner and Flatiron Books, Melissa Fleming, entitled A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival.

Lena will pen the screenplay about Doaa Al Zamel — a mother of two fleeing Egypt for Sweden by boat. After being shipwrecked along the way, Al Zamel managed to survive for days in open water whilst holding two small children in each arm with only the support of an inflatable water ring.

The incredible story is expected to be produced by film giants, Steven Spielberg, and J.J. Abrams.

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With Steven Spielberg directing a new film version of West Side Story, we’re proud to announce that he’s found his Tony.

Tony is the musical’s lead character who is a former member of the Jets (and best friend of the gang’s leader, Riff) who falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the rival gang, the Sharks.

The love story between Tony and Maria is the premise for the 1957 musical which is based on Romeo and Juliet.

Spielberg has now chosen Ansel Elgort to portray the role of the lovesick crooner.

The 24-year-old is best known for The Fault in our Stars and is also a singer with Island/Universal Records.

Filming for West Side Story is set to begin in the summer of 2019.

Keep cool, boy.

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Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Embeth Davidtz and Caroline Goodall, as well as director Steven Spielberg watched the film amidst a packed audience—marking the first time Spielberg had done so since the motion picture’s released in 1993.

The 71 year old said that making the film about “the banality of the deepest evil, feels like five years ago,” instead of a quarter of a century.

A recent study showed that a significant portion of millennials in the United States are grossly ignorant regarding the details of the Holocaust, while a majority of Americans believe that such an atrocity could reoccur.

Spielberg expressed his belief that more should be done to educate young people about the Holocaust.

“It’s not a pre-requisite to graduate high school, as it should be. It should be part of the social science, social studies curriculum in every public high school in this country,” he said.

While not stating specifically that Schindler’s List should be taught in schools, the acclaimed director stated that “these stories that Holocaust survivors have the courage to tell” should be on the curriculum.

We couldn’t agree more.

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The veteran director has 59 credits under his belt, as well as 3 Oscars, dozens of nominations, and countless other awards to his name. You could say he has some idea of the industry.

And now, the 71-year-old is weighing in on a rather controversial topic — Netflix films. Original films distributed by the network have been popping up on the awards scene, with Mudbound earning 4 nominations at the 2018 Academy Awards, and Icarus winning Best Documentary Feature.

Many have questioned whether such films — which did not have traditional theatrical releases — deserve to be recognised amongst those who do. And it appears as though Spielberg is in the “negative” camp.

“Once you commit to a television format, you’re a TV movie,” says the director of Ready Player One. “You certainly, if it’s a good show, deserve an Emmy, but not an Oscar. I don’t believe films that are just given token qualifications in a couple of theatres for less than a week should qualify for the Academy Award nomination.”

Sounds like when it comes to Netflix, good ol’ Steven is without the chill…

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Spielberg’s new film defeated Sarah Polley’s Women Talking and Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery to win the festival’s biggest honor. By doing so, it established itself as a major Oscar contender since many of the previous recipients of the People’s Choice Award either won or received a nomination for the best picture.

Spielberg thanked festival director Cameron Bailey, staff, and the audience for welcoming his new film with open arms and making this past weekend one he’ll never forget.

“As I said on stage the other night, ‘Above all, I’m glad I brought this film to Toronto!’ This is the most personal film I’ve ever made, and the warm reception from everyone in Toronto made my first visit to TIFF so intimate and personal for me and my entire Fabelman family,” said Spielberg in a statement.

The Fabelmans is inspired by the director’s childhood, and it stars Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and Judd Hirsch. It will have a limited theatrical release on November 11, before expanding wide on November 23.

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The new film is only 4 minutes long and it’s about E.T’s return back to Earth and connecting with Elliot, who is now a full-grown adult with a wife and two kids who look quite similar to a young Elliot and Gertie (Drew Barrymore). The film, which resembles the original, also plugs Xfinity, “It’s called the Internet,” Elliott’s son says to E.T. “A lot’s changed since you were here,” Elliot says.

Two minutes of the film were shown on NBC’s Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Parade and it can be seen in promotional videos at movie theatres over the holiday weekend and a 30-second version was played during ads on NBC primetime and NFL games on CBS and Fox and they will run until January 5.

“The audience is going to get everything they want out of a sequel without the messy bits that could destroy the beauty of the original and the special place it has in people’s minds and hearts,” Thomas said.

The original E.T was a box office success, winning four Oscars and grossing over $359 million in the U.S and $304 million internationally.

The post Catch “E.T” Phoning Home, Again appeared first on TheDailyDay.

Quibi (Quite Bites) is a a mobile-based streaming service that is set to launch April 6th, 2020. According to creator Jeffrey Katzenberg, the platform was designed for viewers on the go featuring episodes 7 to 10 minutes long.

Spielberg’s After Dark, however, came with an additional request — that the horror series will only be viable after dark, literally. The acclaimed director requested to make it so that his content would only be available to stream when the sun’s down.

Spielberg’s After Dark will feature an in-app clock that will release a new episode for viewing each night.

“Steven Spielberg came in, and said, ‘I have a super scary story I want to do.’ He’s writing it himself. He hasn’t [written anything in a while] so getting him to write something is fantastic,” said Katzenberg. He added that Spielberg has already penned “five or six episodes of a 10 or 12 chapter story.”

Also on board different Quibi projects are Guillermo del Toro, Sam Raimi, Catherine Hardwick, Anna Kendrick, Doug Liman, Laurence Fishburne and Antoine Fuqua. 

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The Ready Player One director has been exceptionally vocal against the streaming network’s films being included in film awards ceremonies.

He believes that such features should be nominated for Emmys as opposed to Oscars, and plans to address the matter when the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences meets next month.

The Academy recognized Netflix last month when Roma won 3 Oscars, including Best Foreign Language Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Director.

Netflix has now released a Twitter statement in response to efforts to exclude its films being nominated.

“We love cinema. Here are some things we also love,” Netflix tweeted. “Access for people who can’t always afford, or live in towns without, theatres. Letting everyone, everywhere enjoy releases at the same time. Giving filmmakers more ways to share art. These things are not mutually exclusive.”

Whose side are you on?

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Forbes is gonna tell us.

It may not be the end of the fiscal year, but with 2018 drawing to a close, Forbes has revealed the Most Wealthy Celebrities of 2018.

Based on net worth earnings, private company stakes, publicly traded assets, art, and real estate assets, George Lucas claimed the top spot for the year. The creator of Star Wars took home $5.4 billion thanks to selling his company LucasFilm to Disney.

Another famous director followed, with $3.7 billion placing Steven Spielberg second.

Oprah Winfrey decided to invest in Weight Watchers this year, increasing her earnings to $2.8 billion. The business deal earned the mogul third place.

He may have retired from playing professional basketball years ago, but his sneakers and management of the Charlotte Hornets garnered Michael Jordan 4th place.

Fifth place saw a tie between Kylie Jenner and Jay Z. Despite the success of their respective cosmetics line and liquor brands, the pair did not reach the billion mark.

The 7th place belonged to magician David Copperfield who has a Vegas residency, and 8th to rapper Diddy who these days earns most of his wealth through clothing and alcohol.

Winning his first major golf tournament in 5 years saw Tiger Woods tie for 9th place with author James Patterson.

Forbes’ Top 10 Richest Celebrities in America:

1. George Lucas — $5.4 billion
2. Steven Spielberg — $3.7 billion
3. Oprah Winfrey — $2.8 billion
4. Michael Jordan — $1.7 billion
5. Kylie Jenner — $900 million
5. Jay Z — $900 million
7. David Copperfield — $875 million
8. Diddy — $825 million
9. Tiger Woods — $800 million
9. James Patterson — $800 million

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33 years after film audiences were introduced to Alice Walker’s novel, The Color Purple, history is scheduled to repeat itself.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning work about African-American women in the American South during the early 1900s was directed for the screen by Steven Spielberg and starred Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, and Whoopi Goldberg.

Since then, it has been adapted into a stage musical which has starred American Idol winner, Fantasia Barrino, and Dreamgirls actress, Jennifer Hudson, throughout its various runs.

Spielberg, Winfrey, and producer Quincy Jones are now reportedly adapting the musical version for the screen.

The stage production has won 3 Tony Awards while the film did not take home any of the 11 Academy Awards for which it was nominated.

Perhaps it will be second time lucky…

The post “The Color Purple” is Getting a Musical Movie Makeover appeared first on TheDailyDay.

The Girls creator has been tapped to write the story of a Syrian refugee who managed to survive while stranded at sea.

The film will be adapted from the non-fiction work by the chief spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner and Flatiron Books, Melissa Fleming, entitled A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival.

Lena will pen the screenplay about Doaa Al Zamel — a mother of two fleeing Egypt for Sweden by boat. After being shipwrecked along the way, Al Zamel managed to survive for days in open water whilst holding two small children in each arm with only the support of an inflatable water ring.

The incredible story is expected to be produced by film giants, Steven Spielberg, and J.J. Abrams.

The post Lena Dunham is Adapting the Story of a Syrian Refugee for Screen appeared first on TheDailyDay.

With Steven Spielberg directing a new film version of West Side Story, we’re proud to announce that he’s found his Tony.

Tony is the musical’s lead character who is a former member of the Jets (and best friend of the gang’s leader, Riff) who falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the rival gang, the Sharks.

The love story between Tony and Maria is the premise for the 1957 musical which is based on Romeo and Juliet.

Spielberg has now chosen Ansel Elgort to portray the role of the lovesick crooner.

The 24-year-old is best known for The Fault in our Stars and is also a singer with Island/Universal Records.

Filming for West Side Story is set to begin in the summer of 2019.

Keep cool, boy.

The post “West Side Story” Casts its Tony appeared first on TheDailyDay.

Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Embeth Davidtz and Caroline Goodall, as well as director Steven Spielberg watched the film amidst a packed audience—marking the first time Spielberg had done so since the motion picture’s released in 1993.

The 71 year old said that making the film about “the banality of the deepest evil, feels like five years ago,” instead of a quarter of a century.

A recent study showed that a significant portion of millennials in the United States are grossly ignorant regarding the details of the Holocaust, while a majority of Americans believe that such an atrocity could reoccur.

Spielberg expressed his belief that more should be done to educate young people about the Holocaust.

“It’s not a pre-requisite to graduate high school, as it should be. It should be part of the social science, social studies curriculum in every public high school in this country,” he said.

While not stating specifically that Schindler’s List should be taught in schools, the acclaimed director stated that “these stories that Holocaust survivors have the courage to tell” should be on the curriculum.

We couldn’t agree more.

The post Steven Spielberg Believes Holocaust Education Should be Part of School Curriculum appeared first on TheDailyDay.

The veteran director has 59 credits under his belt, as well as 3 Oscars, dozens of nominations, and countless other awards to his name. You could say he has some idea of the industry.

And now, the 71-year-old is weighing in on a rather controversial topic — Netflix films. Original films distributed by the network have been popping up on the awards scene, with Mudbound earning 4 nominations at the 2018 Academy Awards, and Icarus winning Best Documentary Feature.

Many have questioned whether such films — which did not have traditional theatrical releases — deserve to be recognised amongst those who do. And it appears as though Spielberg is in the “negative” camp.

“Once you commit to a television format, you’re a TV movie,” says the director of Ready Player One. “You certainly, if it’s a good show, deserve an Emmy, but not an Oscar. I don’t believe films that are just given token qualifications in a couple of theatres for less than a week should qualify for the Academy Award nomination.”

Sounds like when it comes to Netflix, good ol’ Steven is without the chill…

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